82°F
weather icon Cloudy
Las Vegas, NV
Nation and World

Cincinnati Zoo plans vigil for gorilla killed after 4-year-old falls into exhibit

Visitors pass outside the shuttered Gorilla World exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Cincinnati. On Saturday, a special zoo response team shot and killed Harambe, a 17-year-old gorilla, that grabbed and dragged a 4-year-old boy who fell into the gorilla exhibit moat. (John Minchillo/AP)
A child touches the head of a gorilla statue where flowers have been placed outside the Gorilla World exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Cincinnati. On Saturday, a special zoo response team shot and killed Harambe, a 17-year-old gorilla, that grabbed and dragged a 4-year-old boy who fell into the gorilla exhibit moat. (John Minchillo/AP)
A visitor with a small child passes outside the shuttered Gorilla World exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Cincinnati. On Saturday, a special zoo response team shot and killed Harambe, a 17-year-old gorilla, that grabbed and dragged a 4-year-old boy who fell into the gorilla exhibit moat. Authorities said the boy is expected to recover. He was taken to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. (John Minchillo/AP)
Visitors pass a gorilla statue where flowers have been placed outside the Gorilla World exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Cincinnati. On Saturday, a special zoo response team shot and killed Harambe, a 17-year-old gorilla, that grabbed and dragged a 4-year-old boy who fell into the gorilla exhibit moat. Authorities said the boy is expected to recover. He was taken to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. (John Minchillo/AP)
Children pause at the feet of a gorilla statue where flowers and a sympathy card have been placed, outside the Gorilla World exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Cincinnati. (John Minchillo/AP)
More Stories
Firefighters work on the site of a burning building after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, ea ...
At least 18 killed in major Russian attack on the center of Kyiv
A person walks out of the Annunciation Church's school as police respond to a reported mass sho ...
Motive sought for shooter who killed 2 children at Minneapolis church
New COVID shots approved, but FDA limits access for many Americans
‘Absolutely incomprehensible’: 2 children, shooter dead after attack at Minneapolis Catholic school
By DAN SEWELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
May 30, 2016 - 7:23 am
 

CINCINNATI — Animal rights activists plan a Memorial Day vigil for the gorilla killed at the Cincinnati Zoo after a 4-year-old boy slipped into an exhibit and a special zoo response team concluded his life was in danger.

Anthony Seta (SAY’-tuh) calls the 17-year-old endangered lowland gorilla’s death “a senseless tragedy” and says the Monday afternoon gathering is meant as a memorial to Harambe (huh-RAHM’-bay).

There has been a strong outpouring on social media of people upset the gorilla was killed Saturday. A Facebook page called “Justice for Harambe” created Saturday night has drawn wide attention.

Seta says Monday’s memorial is meant as a tribute, not to point fingers at the zoo or the boy’s parents. The boy hasn’t been identified and his family says he is doing fine at home.

MOST READ
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.
THE LATEST
Firefighters work on the site of a burning building after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, ea ...
At least 18 killed in major Russian attack on the center of Kyiv
By Hanna Arhirova and Samya Kullab The Associated Press

The Kremlin said Russia remained interested in continuing peace talks despite Thursday’s air attack, which was one of the war’s biggest since it began in 2022.

A person walks out of the Annunciation Church's school as police respond to a reported mass sho ...
Motive sought for shooter who killed 2 children at Minneapolis church
By Giovanna dell’Orto, Steve Karnowski, Mark Vancleave and Hallie Golden The Associated Press

Armed with a rifle, shotgun and pistol, 23-year-old Robin Westman shot dozens of rounds Wednesday morning toward the children sitting in the pews during Mass at the Annunciation Catholic School

During Halloween Time at Disneyland Resort, Mickey Mouse and friends don brand-new Halloween-th ...
It’s the cheapest time of the year to visit Disneyland right now
Brady MacDonald, The Orange County Register

The start of Disneyland’s busy Halloween season is also one of the cheapest times of the year to visit the Anaheim theme park when bargain hunters can save more than $100 on tickets.

A giant dust storm approaches the Phoenix metro area as a monsoon storm pushes the dust into th ...
‘It was that bad’: Powerful haboob sweeps through Phoenix
By Ross Franklin and Hallie Golden The Associated Press

A towering wall of dust rolled through metro Phoenix with storms that left thousands of people without power and temporarily grounded flights at the city airport.

FILE - U.S. Postal Service delivery vehicles are parked outside a post office in Boys Town, Neb ...
European postal services suspend shipment of packages to US over tariffs
By Demetris Nellas and Mae Anderson The Associated Press

The exemption, known as the “de minimis” exemption, allows packages worth less than $800 to come into the U.S. duty free. A total of 1.36 billion packages were sent in 2024 under this exemption.

MORE STORIES